Igor Zaniolo

Igor Zaniolo (born 12 March 1973) is an Italian former footballer who played as a forward mostly in Serie B and Serie C.

Career Zaniolo spent several seasons with Spezia in Serie C, scoring 34 goals in 104 league appearances. In the 2001–02 season, he made his Serie B debut on 26 August 2001 for Cosenza in a home match against Cittadella (2–1). He owed much of his early success to the Cosenza side and coach Luigi De Rosa, under whom he helped the club avoid relegation, scoring 13 goals in 27 matches.

He also played in Serie B for Ternana, Salernitana, and Messina under manager Bortolo Mutti, achieving promotion to Serie A in the 2003–04 season. Across his time in Serie B, he made a total of 120 appearances and scored 26 goals.

Starting from the 2005–06 season, he returned to Serie C1 with Genoa, earning promotion to Serie B. He later played for Cisco Roma and Carrarese in Serie C2, and in the 2008–09 season he appeared for both Novese and Lavagnese in Serie D.

In July 2010, he joined Massese in the Eccellenza Tuscany, where he scored 17 goals as the team finished second in Group A. He remained with the club for the following season, winning promotion to Serie D through the play-offs. After the promotion, he chose to stay in Eccellenza, signing for newly promoted Real Valdivara.

On 27 February 2013, during a home match against Sestrese, he served as acting manager due to the absence of head coach Davide Marselli; the team lost 1–2. On 27 October 2013, he retired from playing football. His eldest son, Nicolò, also became a professional footballer.